Poems – New & Selected - Softcover

Laughlin, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811213757 ISBN 13: 9780811213752

Publisher: New Directions, 1998

Synopsis

James Laughlin's poetry spans a period of over sixty years, from the first verses written in his signature "typewriter metric" to the most recent pieces that open Poems New and Selected. He reveals himself in his poems as a master of concision, of the well-placed word that penetrates the human heart. Over two hundred and twenty-five poems included here show his technical brilliance as well: in short- and long-line poems; in his autobiographical "Byways"; in "(American) French" poems and their traslations of his own devising. For readers coming to Laughlin's work for the first time, this collection will be a sea of undiscovered riches, and for longtime devotees, a chance to ply once again the well-charted waters of his Poetry.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The poetry of the late James Laughlin (1914-97) spans a period of over sixty years, from the first verses written in his signature "typewriter" metric to the most recent pieces that open his Poems New and Selected. Laughlin reveals himself in his poems as a master of concision, of the well-placed word that penetrates the human heart. Over two hundred and twenty five poems included here show his technical brilliance as well: in short- and long-line poems; in the three-stress verses of his autobiographical "Byways"; in "Epigrams", amatory and otherwise, and "Pentastichs"; in idiosyncratic "(American) French" poems and their translations of his own devising.

About the Author:

James Laughlin (1914-1997) founded New Directions in 1936 while still a student at Harvard. He wrote and compiled more than a dozen books of poetry as well as stories and essays; seven volumes of his correspondence with his authors are available from W.W. Norton.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Directions
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0811213757
• ISBN 13: 9780811213752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 413